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Like I said they are pensioners.They actually affect nothing. As for culture, he,he,he what culture is a 60 year old grandpa or granny going to affect??
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This is a letter from a resident of 'peyia' and the disgusting violation of the residents human rights by the Republic of Cyprus.
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Voting in Peyia
Sir,
With reference to your coverage of the Peyia election, I should like to respond to several issues raised in your article. It was reported that government officials stated that non-Cypriot EU citizens could have registered to vote in this election, that there was no interest in registering to vote in this election on their part and that the government was under no obligation to notify individual voters. My comments on these points are as follows:
1. The government was obliged to have passed the new voting legislation by the time Cyprus became a full member of the EU in May 2004.
It was more than one year later that the Cyprus government finally changed the legislation, on 27 May 2005, to allow EU nationals of other countries to register to vote.
2. We have signed statements from people who were turned away from the Paphos District Office when they enquired about registering to vote. They were told to return next year and that they could not register now.
This occurred more than two months after the legislation had been passed in May 2005. I was informed of this new legislation only on the day of the election.
3. According to an EU Commission report on the application of Directive 94/80, "Citizens of the Union living in a Member State other than their own should learn about their new rights. The Directive therefore requires the Member State of residence to inform non-national citizens of the Union in good time and in an appropriate manner of the conditions and detailed arrangements for the exercise of these rights in elections in that State."
None of this was done in Peyia or anywhere else in Cyprus. If this had occurred, many of the EU residents could have voted in the Peyia election.
4. Concerning the government having no obligation to inform individual EU voters of their rights, this was not an issue. No one ever suggested that this be done. What was required by the EU was timely notification to new voters, which could have been simple media announcements.
A new bilingual form (Greek and English) for non-national EU citizens to register on the electoral roll has now appeared and is supposed to be available in all District Offices. While this is welcome news, unfortunately, it is far too late for those voters refused their democratic rights in the Peyia election.
The good news is that this election has highlighted what action needs to be taken. Non-Cypriot EU residents who wish to register to vote in the next municipal elections in December 2006 are advised to do so NOW.
A residency permit from Immigration is required, as well as a Cyprus ID card. At the present time, these two documents take more than a year to issue.
The last update of the voting list before this election will be in early October 2006. It is clear from this timescale that some EU citizens may still be unable to register to vote in a timely manner, unless they act immediately.
David Ball,
Peyia
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